Weed, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Weed, CA Summary

Crime in Weed research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Weed over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Weed:

  • There were 85 total crimes committed in Weed the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,943.2 total crimes per 100K people in Weed.
  • The overall crime rate in Weed is 26.63% above the national average.
  • Weed ranks #333 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Weed ranks #8,060 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in California

Weed Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Weed is 2,943.2 per 100,000 people. That's 26.63% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 14.03% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Weed
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 85 2,943.2 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 3 103.9 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 657.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 29 1,004.2 442.0 369.8
Burglary 17 588.6 369.7 269.8
Larceny 34 1,177.3 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 173.1 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 56 1,939.1 2,138.9 1,954.4

Weed Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Weed

29
Violent Crimes
1,004.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
171.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Weed in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Weed is 1,004.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 99.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Weed each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 171.54% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 127.16% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Weed

56
Property Crimes
1,939.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-0.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 56 property crimes in Weed in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Weed is 1,939.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Weed each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -0.78% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -9.34% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Weed

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Yreka, CA 7,865 488 6,204.7 4,704.4 1,500.3
Mount Shasta, CA 3,257 46 1,412.3 798.3 614.1
Dunsmuir, CA 1,720 42 2,441.9 1,395.3 1,046.5
Montague, CA 1,232 41 3,327.9 1,785.7 1,542.2

Weed SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
6
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
5
Education
4
Commute
9
Enjoy The Snack?